A bad attitude is the only true handicap.

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.

When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence.

That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful.

But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more then they expect.

Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.